While a Bachelor’s degree focuses mainly on the fundamentals of the field, the Master’s degree serves to upgrade the qualifications of graduates. The Master’s degree focuses more than the Bachelor’s degree on enabling and requiring students to adopt their own major focus and to work towards their own independent academic, scientific research profile.

For these reasons it is recommended that students complete a Master’s degree.

Upon successful completion of a Master of Science degree, there is the opportunity to begin working towards a Ph.D. either at the TU Darmstadt or at another national or international university: Ph.D. at TU Darmstadt

Having completed the course, the graduates are prepared for the following professional areas and fields of research:
transport and fate of contaminants, with specific knowledge concerning humid tropic and semiarid areas;
sustainable groundwater protection with emphasis on tropic areas;
planning, design and implementation of groundwater protection areas and catchment areas as well as catchment management;
site investigation and remediation of brown fields and contaminated water and soil;
soil erosion and protection;
investigation, assessment and sustainable exploitation of geo-resources, such as raw materials or water;
consulting in the fields of water resources and management.

In addition to this and generally it is recommended to start early in the degree programme to gain practical work experience in relevant organisations, institutions or companies. In this way students can promote themselves as competent professionals in practice and make important professional contacts.

Degree Programme Guidelines/Study Regulations

Semester Course Schedule

Course Information

General Examination Terms of Technische Universität Darmstadt

Previous degree programme guidelines can be found in the Satzungsbeilagen of TU Darmstadt or on the Webpages of your Studienbüro.